
My End is My Beginning: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part 3
Today, Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300 - 1377) is considered the most prominent composer and poet of the 14th century, bridging the musical...
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The Pope's Pornography: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part II
The Ivrea Codex and the Papal Court at Avignon The Ivrea Codex (c. 1360) stands with the Roman de Fauvel as one of the most important...
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The Pope at Play: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part I - Ivrea Chace
"Early music" is a field of listening that many do not follow, even the most avid of classical music lovers. There are many opinions as...
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Hermann Schroeder on Liturgical Music in the 20th Century
Schroeder on Liturgical Music in the 20th Century The accessibility of Schroder’s choral music is probably in part due to Schroeder’s...
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Hermann Schroeder: Style in Perspective
What follows in my third post are excerpted score examples of Schroeder’s style as demonstrated on the organ. This discussion is...
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Hermann Schroeder: Early Life & Organ Works
Biography: Early Caree Schroeder grew up in a Catholic household with musical parents. When he was eleven he began receiving piano and...
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